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Cai Zhiqiang

05-2819Minzuyueqizhizuojiyi（zhangzhoucaifumeichuantongzhigujiyiTraditional CraftsmanshipZhangzhou, FujianBatch 5 (2018)

Lineage & School of Heritage

He is the thirteenth-generation inheritor of the Cai Fumei traditional drum-making craft of Zhangzhou.

Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire

Male, Han ethnicity, born in July 1966, a native of Zhangzhou, Fujian Province. He is a national representative bearer of National Musical Instrument Making Techniques (Zhangzhou Cai Fumei Traditional Drum-Making Techniques), a fifth-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. From 1977 he learned traditional drum making from his grandfather Cai Longtan, and he has become thoroughly proficient in all the techniques of making the drum body, the drumhead and the mounting of the head, and can use every kind of drum-making tool with ease. The Cai Fumei drums he makes are finely worked, pure in tone, handsome and durable, and are much loved and praised by the public. He has also preserved fine antique drums and making tools, including dragon-boat drums and Tiaojia crown seals, which has played a part in the preservation and documentation of the Cai Fumei traditional drum-making craft of Zhangzhou.

Honors & Recognition

In addition, he is committed to training successors to the craft.

References & Archival Sources

  1. Cai Zhiqiang · National Representative Bearer Archive

Representative Items of This Bearer

Profile

Representative item
Minzuyueqizhizuojiyi（zhangzhoucaifumeichuantongzhigujiyi
Item code
Ⅷ-124
Category
Traditional Craftsmanship
Region
Zhangzhou, Fujian
Born
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Batch
Batch 5 (2018)

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